New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-22
LITERARY NOTES.

ono ,i,io ~ Horny James's new story is {" The Aspen
Papcrs" II will run through Tho Atlantic during
tho coming year.
Tho new edition of Mr. stcdmanS victorian Poets"
cont aiming supplementary chapter on poets VINO
have become known during the paI twelve years.
win be brought out to-day by lioughton, Mliin Co.
A book will shortly appear In Milwaukee which may
be easily described by its own title NoIapnK'
an Easy Method Of Acquiring the Universal Language,
constructed 10y Johann Martin Schleyer prepared lo
the English-spcaldng public on the basis OF Aucd
Kirchhoh's Hilfsbuch, with the addition Of Key 70
the Exercises and Volapuk-Engish and Engsh-Vola-
puk Dictionary by Kas August l1nderieit, librarian
OF the Milwaukee Public Library. This Will DO
"Volapuk's" first formal appearance in America.
Among the first Of the holiday books is the Illus
ira ed edition of Geraldine" which Tlcknor Will pub
lish next week
Mr. Ivan Panin a clever young Russian who was
graduated five years ago at Harvard, is about TO de-
liver course of lectures i'm Boston on the more famous
Russian writers.
Mr. j. w. Bouton viii have ready carly next month
an edition Of r. W. loves photographed Account
Of English Theatrical Literature from the Earliest
Times to the Present Day"
"The Vision OF Sir Launfal, with new portrait
of Mr. Lowell and illustrations by some Of the most
distinguished American artists is to be the principal
holiday book for this year Of llOuGhiOn, MlnlIn Co.
Mr.. p. W. Cayden, an immediate connection Of sam
ue Rogcrss family, is about TO publish volume on
"Thc Early Life" of the bankcr-poct. lie has had
tho use OF materials that must have remained inaccs-
sible to outside biosraphcr
Mr. James Russell Lowell presented the prizes and
certificates obtained by the students the recent open
ing OF the winter session Of of the London centres
OF the Society for the Extension of University Teach
ing In a short address Mr. Lowell said in regard 70
the teaching Of English literature that IL had often
struck him that no mans learning could be all inclu
sive az IL was once, when it possible for single
man to read all the books in existence and to know
all the languages TO be known Therefore. in the nee
cssary sub division Of labor the English language for
example, might afford an excellent career for any
scholar and the materials for such labor would cost
very little indeed except application, which was pleas
nrc in itself They had the highest authority for pro
nouncng English TO be the most perfect of modern Ian
guages At any rate, it sometimes called the best
vehicle for thought He must confess. however, that
In he course Of his reading he sometimes reminded
Of q Ieag of empty cabs, such as he had seen IN
Holboln a. he came there They might be vehicles,
but they were all without fares 1t was sometimes so
with languages The study Of the English Ian
gsage In its history, in its etymoogy etc, would not
make man a great scholar. 1t had been the custom
10 cenfne scholarship to the study of different IAN
puaees but the truth that the man who had made
himself something like perfect in one department
was a great scholar. The study of English was not a
husbls one 1t offered an admirable career TO peo-
Dle who could not devote all their time to scholarship
and especially people who could not afford the appa
ratus which was required study philOocy In other
directions.